A new taste coming for Fairy Meadow fast food fans

Under construction on the Princes Highway, near the intersection of McGrath Street is a Guzman y Gomez outlet.

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It is understood that there will be no option to eat in; the Fairy Meadow outlet will operate as a takeaway only store.

There will only a handful of seats in the store, for those waiting to pick up their takeaway order.

Plans lodged last year showed a vehicle entry and exit point on McGrath Street with two lanes for ordering then merging into one for the payment and food pick-up windows.

It was expected to generate less traffic than the KFC franchise just across the road.

It's part of a growing push into the region from the fast food chain, which was established in Sydney in 2006 (and you thought it was an American company).

There are already outlets in Wollongong Central and Stockland Shellharbour and another planned for Unanderra.

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